Category Dave

Mostly offline

I’ve moved house, and the new one won’t be connected to the internets until Thursday. So I won’t be doing much until then! Normal service resumed next week though.

Back to school

I’ve just registered to do some proper studying – for the first time since I left university in 2001. It’s through the Open University, and the qualification is a BSc (Honours) Technology. I’m entirely self taught when it comes to…

What I do

My role at Learning Pool is a hard one to define exactly. A couple of weeks ago, we had a big company meeting where everyone got together to discuss the last year’s efforts, and what we want to achieve in…

Full time at the Pool

2010 sees the start of a new adventure for me, as I leave the world of freelancing behind and start full time with Learning Pool – who I have been working for on a part time basis for the last…

Dave @ Learning Pool

I am rather pleased to be able to let everyone know that I’m starting work for Learning Pool this month. For those that don’t know, Learning Pool provide e-learning services to the public sector, with a focus on local government.…

Snow business

The snow has made it a tricky week this week, with transport problems and the local school being closed. What’s more, just outside Cambridge, the snow is still falling on DavePress Towers. It’s quite pretty, mind. It’s hasn’t all been…

Dave @ BCS

  I’m going to be talking to the good folk at the Central London branch of the British Computer Society this Thursday, on the topic of The Search for Shared Meaning: How Social Media Changes Everything: Blogs, online video, photo…

Best of DavePress 2008

Here are the posts in decreasing order of popularity that seem to have caught people’s attention in the last 12 months: The UKGovWeb Twitterverse WordPress.com widget guide 10 Cool WordPress themes 8 tips for beginner bloggers Macbook Wireless Problem Effective…

What a year!

There’s not long left of 2008 now. It’s been one of the most remarkable years of my life. I started it living in Mawsley, near Kettering, which I and my family hated. We then moved to Broughton, also near Kettering,…